Method for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing phone calls
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1. Method for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing calls comprising:
- a) providing a plurality of communication centers in data communication with one another, each of said communication centers being deployed in a different geographical region and adapted to interface with transmittable voice mailboxes, wherein one of said communication centers is designated as a default communication center for a given group of subscribers and the remaining communication centers being designated as distant communication centers;
b) making an agreement with a plurality of service providers of different telephone networks which allows said plurality of communication centers to use the receiving and transmitting infrastructure of each of said service providers, c) routing incoming/outgoing calls associated with a given subscriber by said default communication center to a distant communication center via an optimal path through the infrastructure of each of said service providers; and
d) optionally, accessing the incoming/outgoing calls by an accession code.
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Abstract
A method and system for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing calls are disclosed. A plurality of communication centers deployed in a different geographical region and granted permission to use the receiving and transmitting infrastructure of a corresponding service provider are employed. A default communication center routes incoming/outgoing calls associated with a given subscriber to a distant communication center via an optimal path through the infrastructure of each of said service providers. The optimal path is selected after comparing the transmission time and cost of call for a plurality of possible communication paths.
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1. Method for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing calls comprising:
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a) providing a plurality of communication centers in data communication with one another, each of said communication centers being deployed in a different geographical region and adapted to interface with transmittable voice mailboxes, wherein one of said communication centers is designated as a default communication center for a given group of subscribers and the remaining communication centers being designated as distant communication centers;
b) making an agreement with a plurality of service providers of different telephone networks which allows said plurality of communication centers to use the receiving and transmitting infrastructure of each of said service providers, c) routing incoming/outgoing calls associated with a given subscriber by said default communication center to a distant communication center via an optimal path through the infrastructure of each of said service providers; and
d) optionally, accessing the incoming/outgoing calls by an accession code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A short-range wireless communication system for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing calls, comprising:
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a) a cellular telephone provided with a first transceiver for transmission over a cellular network and a second transceiver for short-range wireless transmission;
b) a dongle interfacing with a dedicated subscriber computer; and
c) an earpiece, wherein the dongle and earpiece are provided with short-range wireless transceivers and are in data communication with the second transceiver of the cellular telephone;
wherein the subscriber computer is in communication with a plurality of communication centers in data communication with one another, each of said communication centers being deployed in a different geographical region and granted permission to use the receiving and transmitting infrastructure of a corresponding service provider, one of said communication centers being designated as a default communication center for a given group of subscribers and the remaining communication centers being designated as distant communication centers;
said default communication center suitable for routing incoming/outgoing calls associated with a given subscriber to a distant communication center via an optimal path through the infrastructure of each of said service providers.
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